Lawrence Hall
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“Parole,” He Replied, “I’m Afraid of Parole.”
What are you most afraid of?
“Parole,” he said, and the others agreed
“I don’t like it in here; I don’t have any choices
But no one expects anything much of me
I can’t make any choices, so I can’t fail
“But out there – there – I have to make choices
I have to live up to my kid’s expectations
I have to live like a man, show some initiative
Get up and go to work without being told
“Most of all, I’m afraid of letting my kid down
I might fail him, like I did before
And that’s the scariest thing of all”
Oct 24, 2021
Oct 24, 2021 at 8:14 AM UTC
Lawrence Hall
[email protected]
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
“Parole,” He Replied, “I’m Afraid of Parole.”
What are you most afraid of?
“Parole,” he said, and the others agreed
“I don’t like it in here; I don’t have any choices
But no one expects anything much of me
I can’t make any choices, so I can’t fail
“But out there – there – I have to make choices
I have to live up to my kid’s expectations
I have to live like a man, show some initiative
Get up and go to work without being told
“Most of all, I’m afraid of letting my kid down
I might fail him, like I did before
And that’s the scariest thing of all”
Poetry is where you hear it.